WEIRD HISTORY
The ministry of justice has added 55 Indigenous organizations to a list of terrorists and extremists, leading many to leave for Nordic countries. Andrei Danilov, a representative of the Sami People from the Kola peninsula, 53, lives in a refugee camp in northern …
Big ideas lead to … some genuinely absurd science research, celebrated by the Ig Nobel Prize. Depositphotos – By Bronwyn Thompson 2024 Sep 16 – From 350,757 coin flips to prove probability to assessing the swimming abilities of dead trout, the winners of the …
A hydraulic fracturing drill rig near Tunkhannock, Pennsylvania, in 2012. Photograph: Jim Lo Scalzo/EPA – Fracking – Explainer – Thanks to hydraulic fracturing, record amounts of oil and gas have been produced in the US in the past six years – Dharna Noor …
Leaving the Dragon capsule. SpaceX – By David Szondy 2024 Sep 12 – The world’s first private spacewalk has been completed. On 2024 Sep 12 at 7:58 am EDT, two of the four-person crew of the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft Resilience returned after a 106-minute …
Russell M. Nelson, with his wife, Wendy Nelson, looks at the audience after speaking at a devotional in 2019 in Orlando, Fla. Paul Hennessy/NurPhoto via Getty Images – By Konden Smith Hansen, Lecturer of Religious Studies, University of Arizona Published: 2024 Sep 05 …
A new study involving 11 investigators from 10 countries should put the cell phone/cancer debate to rest. Depositphotos/New Atlas – By Michael Franco 2024 Sep 04 – The relationship between mobile phone use and an increased risk of brain cancer is a debate that’s …
Megatsunamis, could pose an increasing threat, as illustrated here by AI. View 3 Images – By Joe Salas 2024 Sep 03 – Polar icecap melt has been towards the top of the worry list of the climate-conscious for years. Ocean levels have risen an …
A replica of the Welcome Nugget, the second largest gold nugget ever discovered. Anatoli Lvov/CC BY-SA 3.0 – By Michael Irving 2024 Sep 02 – Stumbling on a giant gold nugget and never working again is something we’ve all daydreamed about, but how exactly …
Aghazadeh Mansion, a national historic site in Iran, was built with elaborate wind towers and other natural cooling techniques. Amir.Salehkhah via Wikimedia, CC BY-SA – By Adriana Zúñiga-Terán, Assistant Professor of Urban Geography, University of Arizona Published: 2024 Aug 30 – Modern buildings …
A Wells Fargo logo in New York City. Photograph: Stephanie Keith/Reuters – Arizona officials are investigating the death of Denise Prudhomme, 60, who was discovered by a colleague – Maya Yang Last modified on 2024 Aug 29 – Officials in Arizona are investigating …
